6 forest fires burning in N.L. as fire ban implemented in St. John’s area
Smoke hangs in the air as a forest fire burns nearby in Concession Bay South on Sunday. (Henrik Wilhelm/CBC) Firefighters are on the move across the province on Tuesday, preparing to assess and fight six wildfires in eastern Newfoundland from Concession Bay south to Terra Nova. That comes after major municipalities on the Avalon Peninsula […]
Perimeter Solutions Name New head of business development for foam products for state and municipal markets
Norbe Puroll Norbe Puroll brings 34 years of fire and emergency response experience to the role Clayton, MO July 19, 2022 Perimeter Solutions (NYSE: PRM), a leading global manufacturer of high-quality fire-fighting products and lubricants, announced today that it has appointed Norbe Puroll as its new Head of Foam Products Business Development in the state […]
Moose Fire near North Fork, Idaho
The Moose Fire is located 5 miles southwest of the North Fork on both sides of the Salmon River. SALMON, Idaho – A wildfire that broke out in the Salmon-Challise National Forest on Sunday raised the fire danger level for the region to the highest it had not been on Tuesday. About 190 firefighters are […]
Quiet forest fire season thus far in Northwestern Ontario
Tim Brody – Editor A quiet forest fire season in Northwestern Ontario so far.Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, and Natural Resources and Forestry’s Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services (AFFES) Fire Information Officer Chris Marchand said since the start of this year’s fire season on April 1, there have only been 28 forest fires in […]
‘Very extreme danger of wildfires in UK’ as temperatures set to top 40C
A European forecaster has warned there is a “very serious risk” of wildfires in parts of the UK as the country battles 40C temperatures. The European Forest Fire Information System has issued the warning for parts of the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Italy – the highest risk on the European Medium-Range Weather Forecast’s Fire […]
Forest fire risk in France: ‘Difficult’ summer predicted ahead
The risk of forest fires in France is higher than normal for this time of year and summer is set to be “difficult”, said a firefighter who helped put out an 80-hectare wildfire in Aude this weekend. Colonel Jérôme Bonnafoux, spokesperson for the Hérault fire service, told FranceInfo: “We are ‘ahead’ on the level of […]
Urgent Foreign Office France travel advice update over forest fires
The Foreign Office has urgently updated travel advice for people heading to France after parts of the country were devastated by devastating bushfires. The heatwave has left much of Europe like a tenderbox and concerns have been raised about the safety of holidaymakers. At 5:50 p.m. Tuesday, officials updated the advisory to say that visiting […]
The westward spread of zebra and quagga mussels shows how tiny invaders can cause big problems
The zebra mussel has been a poster child for invasive species ever since it unleashed economic and ecological havoc on the Great Lakes in the late 1980s. Yet despite intensive efforts to control it and its relative, the quagga mussel, these fingernail-sized mollusks are spreading through U.S. rivers, lakes and bays, clogging water supply pipes […]
Amazingly skilled helicopter pilot dropping water in a forest fire in Spain.
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Forest fire update
We speak with the Provincial Forest Fire Duty Officer Colin Carroll, to get an update on the dozens of forest fires burning in the eastern region. Source link